Enslaved African Americans

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November 20, 2025
A groundbreaking restitution returns Dave the Potter’s work to his family — and restores a long-broken lineage.
thegrio, oak hill plantation, enslaved cemetery, Virginia
March 4, 2025
About 275 burial plots will be moved from the former Oak Hill Plantation to a new burial site about a…
North Carolina town to honor first Black residents with plaque
August 29, 2023
Next month, a North Carolina town will honor one of the first Black families to settle in the area in…
October 24, 2022
Daniel Smith, the son of a man born enslaved during the Civil War and the last survivor of five siblings,…
The Lantern Project
October 12, 2022
The Lantern Project aims to digitize and make publicly available the legal records that document enslaved persons in Mississippi and…
September 7, 2022
The descendants of formerly enslaved man who helped Union soldiers during the Civil War will celebrate his role in history.
January 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Fordham University is launching a database of enslaved African-American burial grounds in the United States today...